Failure of Manmarziyaan has impacted Abhishek Bachchan Career

From Masand's column yesterday.

Earlier this week, Abhishek Bachchan began shooting a new film in Mumbai being produced by his friend, Ajay Devgn. The project has been tentatively titled The Big Bull and is being directed by music video veteran Kookie Gulati. The film is a biopic of Harshad Mehta, the Indian stockbroker charged with financial fraud in the 1992 securities scam. The title is a dead giveaway, but the filmmakers refuse to so much as name Mehta or confirm the film is indeed about his life, for the fear of inviting legal troubles.

This could be Abhishek’s next release after last year’s Manmarziyaan, although he will be making his small-screen debut in the second season of the popular Amazon original series Breathe, scheduled to drop shortly. In the last few years, the actor appears to have switched focus on to his other love: sports entrepreneurship. He’s been closely involved with his kabaddi team, the Jaipur Pink Panthers, and the Chennaiyin Football Club, which he co-owns.

The failure of Manmarziyaan was a crippling blow to his career, despite his earnest, well-regarded performance and the film’s solid critical reception. Insiders say at least a few projects slated to go into production with Abhishek were either indefinitely postponed or shelved after Manmarziyaan bombed. A family friend of the actor says: “It’s very unfair. Just as Abhishek was beginning to find his groove, just as he was growing into an instinctive actor, things hit a rough patch again. But he’s become very pragmatic and mature. He isn’t sulking or brooding, he’s focusing on the positives.” The last time he played a financial whiz, channelling Dhirubhai Ambani in Mani Ratnam’s Guru (2007), he got some of the best reviews of his career and a big hit.

Originally posted by: jb508

From Masand's column yesterday.

Earlier this week, Abhishek Bachchan began shooting a new film in Mumbai being produced by his friend, Ajay Devgn. The project has been tentatively titled The Big Bull and is being directed by music video veteran Kookie Gulati. The film is a biopic of Harshad Mehta, the Indian stockbroker charged with financial fraud in the 1992 securities scam. The title is a dead giveaway, but the filmmakers refuse to so much as name Mehta or confirm the film is indeed about his life, for the fear of inviting legal troubles.

This could be Abhishek’s next release after last year’s Manmarziyaan, although he will be making his small-screen debut in the second season of the popular Amazon original series Breathe, scheduled to drop shortly. In the last few years, the actor appears to have switched focus on to his other love: sports entrepreneurship. He’s been closely involved with his kabaddi team, the Jaipur Pink Panthers, and the Chennaiyin Football Club, which he co-owns.

The failure of Manmarziyaan was a crippling blow to his career, despite his earnest, well-regarded performance and the film’s solid critical reception. Insiders say at least a few projects slated to go into production with Abhishek were either indefinitely postponed or shelved after Manmarziyaan bombed. A family friend of the actor says: “It’s very unfair. Just as Abhishek was beginning to find his groove, just as he was growing into an instinctive actor, things hit a rough patch again. But he’s become very pragmatic and mature. He isn’t sulking or brooding, he’s focusing on the positives.” The last time he played a financial whiz, channelling Dhirubhai Ambani in Mani Ratnam’s Guru (2007), he got some of the best reviews of his career and a big hit.

Lol... No other actor has gotten as much chances as Abhishek did. Before Dhoom he had like 10 flops in a row. 

Edited by Melissaa - 4 years ago

Originally posted by: Pashminni

Curse of Nepotism is star kid will always be pitted against his/her successful father which will eventually lead to their downfall, IF THEY CAN'T deliver.

Abhishek is not a bad actor but compared to BIG B and kind of work BIG B has done he looks like joker or mimic of BIG B. Even if SRK was BIG B's son he would have tough time. So this is curse of nepotism.  

Problem is also that Big B is just so iconic and still does many movies (more than his son lol), he is no ordinary superstar (all the other actors from his gen have faded away). Against him you just can't compare

And Abishek doesn't have much screen presence, he can't carry a movie on his own

And what about all his other movies? People don’t forget him when he is part of multi-starrers with big stars. In his case the privilege to be a star kid. Else he would play only small roles 

https://youtu.be/SGdcC_tz2fQ

As if he was giving blockbusters solo hits before it😆

Aww star kids ke liye Rona chalu . Yeh bande Ko chance pe chance Mila , he should move on to some business now.

The problem is I think he's an incredibly mature and grounded person, his off-screen persona is incredible and very telling of not only his own nature but his mother's influence as well. I also think that he genuinely enjoys the craft, he likes performing and he likes being in front of and behind the camera. The only issue is he hasn't always been good at it. There are some moments he can really deliver and hold you to a scene, but those moments are overshadowed by his larger inconsistencies. Someone mentioned he doesn't have the screen presence to carry a movie on his own, and unfortunately, it's true. He needs someone stronger than him for him to effective on screen. 

So sad that one flop can have such a big impact.

Impacted his career? What career?🤔